Bridle for brooms and similar devices



June 1923. v

J. BERMAN BRIDLE FOR BROOMS AND SIMILAR DEVICES Fil ed Ju 6' 1922 IZ' F 6 into the key-ways 21 and thereby prevent the screw clamps from unscrewing and becoming loose. f y

To permit of the bridle shown by Fig. 2 being used with a smaller broom, there is provided in the lower band 2 additional holes 22 and 23 stamped through the overlapping portions ofthe band, one of said holes being arranged to align with the hole 18 and the other with the hole 19 when the band is contracted to fit the smaller broom, the screws then being passed through the holes 18 and 22 and 19 and 23, respectively,

and threaded intothe lugsl l and 15 as before described.

i As an alternative arrangement, and in ord'er to provide a finer adjustment of the circumferences of the bands 1 and 2, I may sub stitute for the, holes 18 and 19in the lower band 2 of the bridle, the slots 24 and 25 hav ing a plurality of key-ways26 to accommodate the key 20 of the screw clamps 16 and 17 This construction is shown by Fig. 3, Each of the slots is always opposite one ofthe lugs 14 and15 when the bands are contracted so that the clamping screws may i be readily inserted in said lugs as herein- 'derstood that I have provided a bridle for brooms, brushes and similar devices adapted before described to clamp the bridle in place on the broom head.

From the above description, it will be unfor brooms of various sizes and designed to prevent the broom bristles or straws from wearing more on one side than on the other,

that will provide a brace for the broom or other device to prevent its undue and excess bending during its use and that will, in

short, greatly prolong the life of the broom to which my invention is applied.

It 'is' obvious that certain minor changes may be made without departing from the spirit or the scope of my invention as de jfined by the appended claims.

, Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A broom bridle comprising upper and lower bands, the upper band being adapted "to encircle the broom head at the stitching thereof and the lower band being v adapted to encircle the broom head below the stitching thereof, side strips connecting said for clamping said lower band against the broom head.

2. Abroom bridle comprising upper and lower bands, the upper band being adapted to encircle the broom head at the stitching thereof and the lower band being adapted to encircle the broom head below the stitching thereof, side strips connecting said'bands,

said bands terminating in overlapping portions in sliding contact with each other to enable the circumferences of said bands to be varied for use with brooms of different sizes, means on said upper band cooperating with the. broom stitching to hold the bridle in place on the broom head, and means associated with said lower band to clamp said lower band against the broom head.

- 3. A broom bridle comprising upper and lower bands, the upper band being adapted to encircle the broom head at the stitching thereof and the lower band being adapted to encircle the broom head below the stitching thereof, side strips connecting saidbands,

said bands terminating in overlapping por tions 'insliding contact with each other-to enable the circumferences of the bandsto be varied for use with brooms of different sizes, said overlapping portions having "flanges bent to form guides for'the opposite overlapping portions of the bands, means on said upper band adapted tocooperate with the broom head stitching to hold the bridle in place on the broom head, and means associated with said lower headfor clamping said lower band against the broom head.

4. A broom bridle as defined by'claim' 2, said last I mentioned means comprising screws passing through the lower band-and between the straws or bristles of the broom.

5. A bridle for brooms comprising upper and lower bands and side strips connecting said bands, said bandshaving overlapping portions in sliding contact with each other to.

permit of the bands being varied in circum in alignment with the screw threaded aper-f tures, and screws passing throu'gh said apertures for clamping the bridle against the broom head.

6. A bridle for brooms and'similar devices COIIIPIlSIHg UPPGI' and lower bands adapted to encircle the broomhead, side strips con nectingsaid bands, said bands having'overlapping portions in sliding contact with each other to enable the bands to be varied in circumference to accommodatebrooms of different sizes, screw threaded apertures in one side of said lowerband, elongatedslots in the opposite side of said lower band, each of said slots being aligned with one of said through said slots and apertures for clamping said lower band against the broom. head. 7. A bridle for brooms and similardevices comprising upper and lower'extensibleand contractible bands, side strips connecting" said bands, screw threaded apertureslin one side of said lowerband, slots in theopposite side of said lower band, screws passing through said slots and apertures for clampscrew threaded apertures, and screws passing ing the bridle in position on the broom head, and means for locking said screws in a certain position longitudinally of the slots.

8. A bridle for brooms and similar devices comprising upper and lower extensible and contractible. bands adapted to encircle the broom head, side strips connecting said bands, screw threaded apertures'in one side of said lowerband, other apertures in the opposite side of the lower band aligned with 10 said screw threaded apertures, screws passing through said apertures, key-'waysin said lower bands, keys on said screws cooperating with said key-ways to hold said screws in locked position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOSEPH BERMAN; 

